Insurance product, rating system and method

Abstract

In the present invention, an insurance product, rating system and method generally relates to a rating and pricing system for quantifying the risk that the annual savings will not fall below specified levels associated with implementing and maintaining economic improvements. The product, system and method can be applied to various industries, including, power generation, petro-chemical, manufacturing and refining facilities. Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and products for providing a computer implemented insurance product.

We claim: 
     
       1. A system for providing a computer implemented insurance product for insuring an insured's projected savings from an improvement program, the system comprising:
 a user interface that receives a risk acceptance value for the improvement program; 
 a storage unit used to receive and store:
 savings criteria for the improvement program; 
 risk distribution data corresponding to the savings criteria, wherein risk distribution data is compiled from a plurality of projected savings values for the improvement program and the corresponding probabilities of achieving the respective savings values; and 
 the risk acceptance value for the improvement program; and 
 
 a processor programmed with executable code that when executed, causes the processor to:
 determine a confidence level based on the risk acceptance value and the risk distribution data for the improvement plan; 
 calculate a loss cost premium for insuring the projected savings from implementing the improvement program based on the risk acceptance value, the confidence level, and the risk distribution data; and 
 generate the insurance product comprising the savings criteria. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The insurance product of  claim 1 , wherein the insurance product further comprises endorsements. 
     
     
       3. The insurance product of  claim 1 , wherein the insurance product further comprises an agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       4. The insurance product of  claim 3 , wherein the insurance product further comprises the calculated premium, an insuring agreement, exclusions, conditions, duties of an insurer; duties of an insured, disposition of a covered location, a limit of liability, definitions, and a surplus account. 
     
     
       5. The insurance product of  claim 1 , wherein the insurance product further comprises a savings measurement and loss adjustment. 
     
     
       6. The insurance product of  claim 2 , wherein the endorsements comprise market price indexing and operational base lines. 
     
     
       7. The insurance product of  claim 2 , wherein the endorsements comprise a savings execution plan and schedule. 
     
     
       8. The insurance product of  claim 2 , wherein the endorsements comprise a savings calculation procedure and base line value. 
     
     
       9. The insurance product of  claim 2 , wherein the endorsements comprise agreed debt obligations of the insured. 
     
     
       10. The insurance product of  claim 4 , wherein the exclusions comprise at least one of: modifications to the covered location that affect the agreed metric plan and modifications to the agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       11. The insurance product of  claim 4 , wherein the exclusions comprise a failure of the insured to perform the duties of an insured. 
     
     
       12. The insurance product of  claim 4 , wherein the exclusions comprise shortfalls resulting from deviations in or related to a base line production. 
     
     
       13. The insurance product of  claim 4 , wherein the conditions comprise noncompliance with the agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       14. The insurance product of  claim 3 , wherein the agreed metric plan pertains to an industry. 
     
     
       15. The insurance product of  claim 14 , wherein the industry is at least one of:
 a power industry, a chemical industry, a refining industry, and a manufacturing industry. 
 
     
     
       16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program for providing an insurance product for insuring an insured's projected savings from an improvement program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a risk acceptance value for the improvement program; 
 receiving and storing:
 savings criteria for the improvement program; 
 risk distribution data corresponding to the savings criteria, wherein risk distribution data is compiled from a plurality of projected savings values for the improvement program and the corresponding probabilities of achieving the respective savings values; and 
 the risk acceptance value for the improvement program; 
 
 determining a confidence level based on the risk acceptance value and the risk distribution data for the improvement plan; 
 calculating a loss cost premium for insuring the projected savings from implementing the improvement program based on the risk acceptance value, the confidence level, and the risk distribution data; and 
 generating the insurance product comprising the savings criteria. 
 
     
     
       17. The insurance product of  claim 16 , wherein the insurance product further comprises endorsements. 
     
     
       18. The insurance product of  claim 16 , wherein the insurance product further comprises an agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       19. The insurance product of  claim 18 , wherein the insurance product further comprises the calculated premium, an insuring agreement, exclusions, conditions, duties of an insurer; duties of an insured, disposition of a covered location, a limit of liability, definitions, and a surplus account. 
     
     
       20. The insurance product of  claim 16 , wherein the insurance product further comprises a savings measurement and loss adjustment. 
     
     
       21. The insurance product of  claim 17 , wherein the endorsements comprise market price indexing and operational base lines. 
     
     
       22. The insurance product of  claim 17 , wherein the endorsements comprise a savings execution plan and schedule. 
     
     
       23. The insurance product of  claim 17 , wherein the endorsements comprise a savings calculation procedure and base line value. 
     
     
       24. The insurance product of  claim 17 , wherein the endorsements comprise agreed debt obligations of the insured. 
     
     
       25. The insurance product of  claim 19 , wherein the exclusions comprise at least one of: modifications to the covered location that affect the agreed metric plan and modifications to the agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       26. The insurance product of  claim 19 , wherein the exclusions comprise a failure of the insured to perform the duties of an insured. 
     
     
       27. The insurance product of  claim 19 , wherein the exclusions comprise shortfalls resulting from deviations in or related to a base line production. 
     
     
       28. The insurance product of  claim 19 , wherein the conditions comprise noncompliance with the agreed metric plan. 
     
     
       29. The insurance product of  claim 18 , wherein the agreed metric plan pertains to an industry. 
     
     
       30. The insurance product of  claim 29 , wherein the industry is at least one of:
 a power industry, a chemical industry, a refining industry, and a manufacturing industry.